Policy
Payment
It is required for you to make a non-refundable deposit of the full amount quoted, unless there is a mutual agreement where AT LEAST 50% of the total amount in order to secure the session. Once secured, you will have up to the first working day of the project to pay the remaining cost.
Cancellations
Should a session need to be cancelled or rearranged, the 50% non-refundable deposit will be incurred as the cancellation fee. In the instance that the full fee has been settled prior to the sessions commencing, then you will be refunded up to 50% of the total cost. Only, in extreme circumstances and by mutual agreement will the cancellation fee be waived.
Co-Writing/Collaborators Agreement
During the creation of the record, there may be times when the ‘writer’ for Kabin Studios will contribute to the composition and/or development of the track including, but not limited to, lyrics, harmony, melody, rhythm, arrangement etc… Kabin Studios will assume consent from the composer of the original work unless stated otherwise. If such changes take place, in foresight, this means the ‘writer’ for Kabin Studios will be classed as a co-writer and, on this basis, a separate ‘collaborators agreement’ will be reviewed and signed along with percentage splits mutually agreed by both Kabin Studios and the parties involved. The inclusion of these splits will not affect the cost of service agreed by you and Kabin Studios.
This section will not be applied if Madman-Music only contributes to building the track around the original idea of the artist.
Sound Recording Ownership
Under UK law, the copyright in a sound recording belongs to the person who made the necessary financial arrangements for making the sound recording. Under this agreement the Author owns copyrights to the sound recordings made during these sessions, unless there is a mutual agreement regarding transfer of rights settled between Kabin Studios, the Author and other additional parties including, but not limited to; other composer of the work, managers, publishers, record labels etc..
The author of the work retains the right to exploit the Sound Recording in any way they wish, without incurring cost on Kabin Studios.
Should Kabin Studios wish to exploit the sound recording in any way, the necessary permissions will be obtained from the original Author.